Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Halloween Video: Don’t Look in the Mirror

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A compilation of mirror scares from various films. Starts out scary, then starts to seem a bit old…

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Halloween Videos: Freaky the Scary Snowman

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

With the Halloween season upon us, I thought I’d start sharing some seasonal videos. Here’s one of an amusingly scary prank snowman, even though it won’t be cold enough for snow in Austin for a few months (if then).

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Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 5: Magill’s Sets)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Back when I edited Nova Express, I tried to pick up all the important SF reference works I could afford that I could lay my hands on. Among those were two extensive Magill’s references sets: Survey of Science Fiction Literature … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Thrushes’ “Crystal”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

And the Thrushes kick continues with “Crystal”!

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Lord Byron’s Autographed Copy of Frankenstein Up for Sale

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I have a number of interesting association copies in my library, but a first edition of Frankenstein inscribed to Lord Byron by the author blows away anything I have by a good measure. That’s what bookseller Peter Harrington is offering … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Thrushes Cover “Fade Into You”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You may already know of my affection for Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You,” and a couple of week’s ago I put up a Thrushes song, so naturally a Thrushes cover of “Fade Into You” peaked my interest. The nice thing … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Turned His House Into a Library

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

In Manila. The idea is simple. Readers can take as many books as they want, for as long as they want – even permanently. As Guanlao says: “The only rule is that there are no rules.” It’s a policy you … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the 2012 Chicago Worldcon: Monday

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

And here’s the final set of picture from the Chicago Worldcon, taken on Monday before I left, including some book dealers. Willis Siros, bookdealer and next year’s Worldcon Fan Guest of Honor: Mike Walsh, owner of Old Earth Books (and … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the 2012 Chicago Worldcon: Sunday

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Yes, more Worldcon photos. I’ve broken them up across multiple posts so the page didn’t load so slowly readers would think they were back in the Geocities era. Dantzel Cherry and her friends charge up their eye lasers. Legendary fan … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Malory’s “Floating”

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Malory is a second-wave Shoegazer band from Germany. Though they get compared to Slowdive a lot, “Floating” strikes me as about halfway between Echodrone and Midsummer. I could do without the French spoken word bit at the beginning, but the … Continue reading →

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